“On this Tuesday topical show, Crystal welcomes Jaelynn Scott, Executive Director of Lavender Rights Project, for a conversation about their intersectional work to protect Black trans femmes (and thereby all trans people) by focusing on housing justice, economic justice, and violence prevention.”
Read MoreWe are so excited to share our 2021 annual report with you. 2021 was a challenging year for us all, but our staff and supporters leaned into the challenge and met the needs of the moment.
Read MoreLavender Rights Project honors and lifts the contributions of our Black trans ancestors to our liberation. Black trans women and femmes were the mothers of Pride, instigators of Stonewall, Compton Cafeteria, and other movements across this country. This month we remember all of our LGBTQ, two-spirit, and gender diverse ancestors who were a steady hand of resistance that brought us our first wave of queer and trans liberation in this country.
Read More“Towards the end of 2021 we saw the onslaught of a malicious, yet effective, campaign using the lives of trans youth and Black trans girls to win elections. We have seen this strategy before in the U.S. South: targeting of children in hopes of undermining movements towards civil rights and freedom. These aggressors have no regard for life. Let us be clear: they are coming for all trans people, all Black trans femmes, and ultimately all women of color.”
Read MoreTrans Awareness Week is approaching and we are taking this moment to lift the power and magic of all trans people this month. Since November 1999, we have been celebrating the lives and contributions of transgender persons and the lives lost to us annually in November. While we haven’t been shy naming the violence directed at our community and disproportionately at Black Trans women and femmes, our community feels in this moment that it is equally important to appreciate the gifts of those who are still with us.
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